BUYING UP THE BAY

A Tampa Bay Times special report

Part 1: How corporate investors are taking over Tampa Bay’s neighborhoods

Experts say the outsized impact of just a handful of companies can squeeze individual buyers out of the housing market.

Part 2: This private equity firm built a Tampa Bay rental empire

As Progress Residential has grown, some tenants accuse the company of putting profits over people

Part 3: Are real estate investors pushing out St. Petersburg's Black residents?

Experts worry longtime residents are pushed out by rising prices.

Part 4: Large real estate investors 'clogging the court system,' evicting at higher rates

Experts say the concentration of ownership squeezes individual buyers out of the housing market

Part 5: Florida homes owned by corporate investors: 117,000 — and counting

Firms with ties to Wall Street and private equity now own more than 10% of Florida’s single-family rentals, a rate five times higher than the national average, the Times has found.

Part 6: Florida lawmakers stay quiet as corporations buy thousands of homes

Regulations for corporate landlords are few and far between in the Sunshine State.

Part 7: Tenants battle vermin, sewage in investor-owned mobile home parks

An investment firm known for its controversial tactics bought more than 60 Florida communities.

About the reporters

Teghan Simonton

is a business and health data reporter. Read more.

Rebecca Liebson

is a real estate reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. Read more.